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INTERESTING
FACTS ABOUT
ESTONIA
By geographic location we belong in the Baltic region
By language we belong in Scandinavia
By allies we belong in Europe
By the prevailing religion we belong in Germany
By history we belong in Sweden, Denmark, Livonia and Russia
By climate we belong in the North
ESTONIA IS THE BEST
KEPT SECRET OF
SCANDINAVIA Our country boasts the 3000-year-
old crater of an iron meteorite
The Kunda and Pärnu settlements are older than most cradles of the European civilisation
THE KAALI
METEORITE CRATER
We have one of the most authentic Medieval Old Towns
Our language contains about a thousand words that date back to the last ice age
Our capital has one of the most seamless wireless Internet networks in the world
About 90% of our population pay their taxes via Internet
TALLINN'S OLD
TOWN
ESTONIAN TRADITIONAL
CULTURE The joint choir of the General Song Festival
has the biggest number of singers in the world
Juniper berries are believed to help cure 99 diseases, overcome witchcraft and the devil, as there is a cross on top of each berry
The power of the blast of the Kaali meteorite was comparable to that of a nuclear bomb
The General Song Festival
Juniper berries
ESTONIAN MODERN
CULTURE Tallinn - European Capital of Culture 2011
Estonia ranks 3rd in the world press freedom index
The first daily newspaper was published in Tallinn as early as in 1675 (in England – 1702)
Tallinn – the oldest capital city in Northern Europe
Pianos of the Estonia Piano Factory in Tallinn are among the most valued ones in the world known for their pure sound
There were many literate people in Estonia already in the 1850s – approximately 80% of the population
THE ESTONIA PIANOS
ESTONIAN FOOD
CULTURE For Estonians the word “bread“ stands for a dark rye bread. The food commonly referred to as bread in the rest of the world has a separate word in Estonian – sai (white bread)
Estonians still enjoy drilling birches and maples to drink their sap – a custom considered as unheard-of luxury in the old Europe
Rye bread White bread
Birch juice Maple juice
ESTONIA IS A
SMALL COUNTRY
WITH A RICH INNER
LIFE!
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!